In order to defeat them, the player must infiltrate their Sky Fortress, where the Societea is headquartered. After defeating the Societea executives, who use Crobat, Ditto and Regigigas, the player must do battle with their leader's Mewtwo in a two-round fight. It is stated that originally, the Pinchers were just loosely-associated mercenary groups around the world, and that it was the Societea that gathered these groups into a formal team and installed Purple Eyes as its leader.

Throughout the game, the Pokémon Pinchers Grunts appear in Quests, sometimes even as the client.

In the anime

Pokémon Pinchers in the anime

Pokémon Pinchers in Pokémon Rangers: Guardian Signs manga

The Pokémon Pinchers and Red Eyes appeared in a two-part special based on Guardian Signs.